Canadian senator challenges Donald Trump Jr. to a boxing match

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As United States-Canada commercialized warfare continues, Quebec Sen. Patrick Brazeau has challenged Donald Trump Jr. to a foundation boxing match.

Challenge comes arsenic tariff chaos continues

Darren Major · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 06, 2025 5:31 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

A composite photograph shows 2 men wearing suits.

Sen. Patrick Brazeau wants to punch Donald Trump successful the face.

Not the U.S. president, but his son, Donald Trump Jr. The Quebec legislator took to societal media connected Thursday to situation the younger Trump to a foundation boxing match.

"In airy of these bogus tariffs … I situation you to a combat to rise wealth for crab probe oregon an enactment of your choosing," Brazeau wrote to Trump Jr. connected X.

Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonaldJTrumpJr</a>, I erstwhile had a boxing lucifer with <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JustinTrudeau</a> and lost.<br><br>I know, I inactive can’t judge it myself. But I nary longer fume and person been sober for astir 5 years.<br><br>In airy of these bogus tariffs from President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> from the 🇺🇸 onto 🇨🇦, I challenge… <a href="https://t.co/5LcdHZsdqj">pic.twitter.com/5LcdHZsdqj</a>

—@senatorbrazeau

Brazeau told CBC News that his situation is "100 per cent serious."

"Just looking astatine everything that has transpired successful the past 2 months, I conscionable was wondering … what could I do?" helium said.

"Let's duke it retired and let's spot however overmuch courageousness the Trumps and the president's lad genuinely have."

Brazeau said helium besides considered challenging U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, but yet settled connected Trump Jr. arsenic a much symbolic stand-in for the president.

"I conscionable wanted to telephone an American retired and it conscionable truthful happens to beryllium the president's son," helium said.

Trump pauses immoderate tariffs

Brazeau's situation comes astatine a clip erstwhile tensions betwixt the 2 countries are astatine an all-time high.

Earlier this week, the U.S. president launched a commercialized warfare against Canada. But connected Thursday helium said helium is again pausing tariffs connected immoderate Canadian goods.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday helium is pausing his tariffs connected immoderate goods from Canada and Mexico that autumn nether the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement until April 2.

Trump has made galore complaints astir Canada erstwhile justifying his tariffs, including that fentanyl is pouring into the U.S. implicit its bluish border.

Brazeau said Trump's aims person much to bash with wanting Canada's earthy resources.

"I americium personally sick and bushed of what I'm proceeding due to the fact that each this — this commercialized warfare and these tariffs — are not astir fentanyl whatsoever," helium said.

The U.S. president said helium would beryllium pressing up with an further 25 per cent tariff connected Canadian alloy and aluminum adjacent week.

"They're talking astir important tariffs connected our country, which volition impact each Canadian citizen's wallet," Brazeau said.

"This is conscionable my mode to proceed this fight. But not done the commercialized warfare and not done the tariffs. Let's conscionable bash it the mode the Trump household and the Trump radical recognize … done force."

More than a decennary since celebrated Trudeau fight

Brazeau is nary alien to the squared circle. In 2012, helium fought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau successful a foundation lucifer portion the second was inactive conscionable an MP.

The combat helped propel Trudeau's governmental vocation arsenic helium would spell connected to go Liberal person astir a twelvemonth later.

Two men successful diversion apparel shingle hands.

Despite having mislaid to Trudeau, the present 50-year-old legislator feels much assured astir a combat with the president's lad who is 3 years his junior.

Brazeau noted that helium nary longer smokes and has been sober for 5 years.

"If I bash measurement successful the ring, I tin warrant that it volition not beryllium the aforesaid effect arsenic it was with my boxing lucifer with Justin Trudeau. I'll conscionable permission it astatine that," helium said.